tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6925412444274057427.post7073549364462300771..comments2024-03-28T02:22:59.764-05:00Comments on Duggar Family Blog: Duggar Updates | Duggar Pictures | Jim Bob and Michelle | Counting On | 19 Kids: In Celebration of Grandma DuggarLily and Elliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00941253435533935093noreply@blogger.comBlogger86125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6925412444274057427.post-37355891429168859352018-06-01T14:48:07.099-05:002018-06-01T14:48:07.099-05:00That's why, as previous poster wrote, people i...That's why, as previous poster wrote, people in London are taking measures to try to reduce the murder rate. Taking action is key to prevent death. Shrugging off mass shootings and pointing to other things does nothing but allow more murders to happen. I don't want anyone murdered by gun or knife. I don't think that is really a debate. I do know that a single stabber would not be able to murder dozens of people like in Las Vegas or Orlando. That is a real fact.<br />By your logic there shouldn't be any laws whatsoever. <br />While you had a background check, others who have purchased guns did not have to do so. Not all purchases require them, I guess another "weak spot." <br />While background checks may not be required to purchase a vehicle, one is required to operate it. You go through a background check to obtain a drivers license. There is criteria you must meet and they test your knowledge and ability to drive. <br />There are good gun owners. Looking for ways to prevent unstable people and those who wish to do harm from gaining access to guns doesn't mean you want a complete end to the second amendment. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6925412444274057427.post-78162935533144421262018-06-01T05:45:38.716-05:002018-06-01T05:45:38.716-05:00The thing is, London, Great Britian, Europe - thes...The thing is, London, Great Britian, Europe - these places that have outlawed guns want to point their fingers at the US, look down their nose and say, "If you care about saving lives, you'll do what we do."<br /><br />Uh-huh, until you realize that murder rates have not gone down since London banned guns. It's not "saving lives," as nice and cozy and convenient as that sounds. I guess if you'd rather be stabbed than shot you could consider it a success. Otherwise, the facts are against you. <br /><br />And as for Chicago, there will always be a "weak spot" that allow bad guys to get guns. Some way they can break the law, as they are doing now. What I don't understand is how people think that passing more laws will stop OUTLAWS. If they break the existing gun laws, you're durn tootin' they'll break any other law you can pass. And then the only people with restricted access to guns will be the people who actually obey the laws and are GOOD PEOPLE.<br /><br />And did you have to have a background check to buy your car? Cause I did when I bought my gun. <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6925412444274057427.post-75660845278663754612018-05-31T11:39:40.227-05:002018-05-31T11:39:40.227-05:00You do know there are stabbings in the United Stat...You do know there are stabbings in the United States? So the US has to contend with stabbings on top of gun violence. There is a people problem, I'm just grateful is difficult for terrorists and criminals to access guns in Europe or their would be a greater number of casualties. <br />As for Chicago, having restrictive laws can go only so far when Illinois borders Indiana, a state with lax gun laws. Keeping pointing to Chicago though while doing nothing about mass shootings.<br />Society recognizes DUIs are a problem. That's one of the reasons why the drinking age was raised from 18 to 21 and there are DUI checkpoints. In fact, if we regulated guns more like we do with automobiles our country would be much safer. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6925412444274057427.post-68060452980806808792018-05-31T06:42:48.803-05:002018-05-31T06:42:48.803-05:00@9:41, this is getting ridiculous. Banning/regulat...@9:41, this is getting ridiculous. Banning/regulating guns worked so well, now they're going to try regulating knives? What people REFUSE to understand is that those who have an urge to kill, will find a way to kill.<br /><br />I just googled "London stabbings," and the top 3 google results were all headlines about 3 different stabbings in the last 1 day - one in Kensington, one in Chelsea, one in Ilford. To quote an article from The Sun, "Dozens of people have been fatally stabbed in the capital in the first quarter of 2018." According to this article, London has a higher murder rate than New York so far in 2018. For the love of Pete, there were SEVEN stabbings last night, 6 in the space of 90 minutes!<br /><br />Feel free to read the artice yourself!<br />https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/5251268/london-stabbings-2018-knife-crime-statistics-higham-hill-hackney-islington-mitcham-latest/<br /><br />This is no "blip on the radar." This is a massive increase. In fact, since the gun ban in 1997, murder rates have never gotten as low as they were pre-gun ban, even with the introduction of many, many more police!<br /><br />As for Chicago, wouldn't you think that whatever gun regulations they have in place could be easily classified as ineffective? After all, they lead the US in murders. How strange that they also have the strictest gun control in the nation!<br /><br />The Brits can keep passing more and more regulations. But it's a people problem, not a weapon problem. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6925412444274057427.post-72839355131885014852018-05-30T20:10:36.025-05:002018-05-30T20:10:36.025-05:00It's much cheaper and easier to ban guns than ...It's much cheaper and easier to ban guns than to actually invest the time, money, and energy to fix a child/human being. More people are killed each year by drunk drivers, but the general public isn't all up in arms, protesting and marching to take alcohol away or suing Miller-Coors, Absolut Vodka, Jim Beam, etc. because someone was killed. Hypocritical, much? Instead, we'll rage against gun ownership, pass foolish laws like California's new gun ownership requirement (21 years-old), and pat ourselves on the back for winning the gun debate...conveniently ignoring the fact that the majority of school shooters didn't own the guns they stole (defeating the age of gun owner requirements), a significant number of MS-13 gang members shooting their victims are under 21 (and they rarely "own" their weapons either), and a large percentage of murders are committed with stolen guns. But we can all feel good about being "politically active". ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6925412444274057427.post-32761950661677425272018-05-30T09:41:06.527-05:002018-05-30T09:41:06.527-05:00@7:01. The Brits are working on measures to reduce...@7:01. The Brits are working on measures to reduce the use of knives. They, like my country, have strict laws banning certain knives, laws against concealed weapons. They are also looking at requiring all kitchen knives to have rounded edges so as to reduce the potential damage from a knife attack. Personally, I think that is an excellent idea. <br /><br />London has only seen a blimp in the increase in knife deaths this year. Up to two days ago, there were 37 people fatally stabbed in London this year. The general public are appalled and are demanding something to be done. But London is still much safer of a city than say, Chicago or LA or any number of American cities.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6925412444274057427.post-46240886264957408962018-05-30T08:39:02.413-05:002018-05-30T08:39:02.413-05:00It’s sad that, when a picture is repeated that has...It’s sad that, when a picture is repeated that has caused debate, it takes away from the intent of the post. Happy Birthday Grandma Duggar. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6925412444274057427.post-16226540804323500752018-05-29T18:58:57.563-05:002018-05-29T18:58:57.563-05:00Little boys have been playing with guns for MANY y...Little boys have been playing with guns for MANY years. The problem is not guns, but our culture. We've turned away from God. We no longer value life. We celebrate ripping babies out of the womb, limb from limb. We glorify violence in media. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6925412444274057427.post-37012372751388574202018-05-29T18:57:32.925-05:002018-05-29T18:57:32.925-05:009:56, are you for real?9:56, are you for real?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6925412444274057427.post-74808320094963897552018-05-29T13:52:03.577-05:002018-05-29T13:52:03.577-05:00Anon 10:45. People can express an opinion that dif...Anon 10:45. People can express an opinion that differs from yours without being told they "don't know what they're talking about" or are "ignorant. After my experience with gun violence by children didn't play with guns as the sight of any gun (even a toy gun) gives me flash backs. It's a choice parents get to make without someone else sitting in judgment on them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6925412444274057427.post-41185394764954988842018-05-29T13:32:39.585-05:002018-05-29T13:32:39.585-05:00Anon 10:45. You do seem to have a problem when peo...Anon 10:45. You do seem to have a problem when people have a different view of something. There's no reason to call people you disagree with "ignorant" or chide them by saying they "know nothing". I was affected by gun violence and my child didn't play with guns. It's a choice parents make for their children. I don't chastise parents who are OK with their children playing with guns.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6925412444274057427.post-62704331614213667342018-05-29T10:45:08.806-05:002018-05-29T10:45:08.806-05:0010:07, I’m not speaking for all others, in speakin...10:07, I’m not speaking for all others, in speaking for myself from experience, since this is something that has actually affected my family. Guess what? Gun violence doesn’t stem from playing with nerf guns as a child if you think that you’re ignorant.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6925412444274057427.post-78309960073312699082018-05-29T10:37:13.187-05:002018-05-29T10:37:13.187-05:0010:57, You physically point and shoot at a family ...10:57, You physically point and shoot at a family member or friend when you play with a toy gun. It's simulating violence. You're actually hitting the other person if the gun shoots a projectile. How is that not desensitizing if you actually pull and trigger and, at times, cause an amount of pain? How is a game more impactful when you're actually doing the shooting?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6925412444274057427.post-49400249955766124952018-05-29T10:25:52.763-05:002018-05-29T10:25:52.763-05:0012:17am - Pretty well. Our children don't stan...12:17am - Pretty well. Our children don't stand the risk of accidentally shooting themselves with a gun at home. That's one of the problems with playing with toy guns, young children may not fully understand that real ones can kill them. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6925412444274057427.post-49417176790028401232018-05-29T08:36:10.896-05:002018-05-29T08:36:10.896-05:00Anon 1:29. Liberals stand for respect for authorit...Anon 1:29. Liberals stand for respect for authority, love of country and respect for human life. Imagine that. The two groups have a lot of the same values but different ways of expressing them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6925412444274057427.post-66948142216248197112018-05-29T06:20:00.713-05:002018-05-29T06:20:00.713-05:00@10:04. I've played with toy guns (and real gu...@10:04. I've played with toy guns (and real guns for that matter) my whole life and I've never once had the urge to go kill a person. If you want to make things simple, try this: blame it on the person who decided he wanted to hurt others. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6925412444274057427.post-58187087861162982682018-05-29T06:17:10.691-05:002018-05-29T06:17:10.691-05:00@11:09. Because guns are so far from being the iss...@11:09. Because guns are so far from being the issue in these school shootings. I grew up playing cowboys and Indians and "robbing the bank" and going to jail - all fun innocent games that never once made me DREAM of actually doing it. As yet, I've never robbed a bank, lol. Playing with a dart gun IS fun and games. For that matter, shooting a real gun is fun if you do it safely. It is not the gun, any more than it's the beer can or the vehicle's fault when somebody DUI's. Give the responsibility to the person who made the choice to misuse things!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6925412444274057427.post-42459784222069894912018-05-29T06:13:33.517-05:002018-05-29T06:13:33.517-05:00@ 9:20. Perhaps that points to a change in the pub...@ 9:20. Perhaps that points to a change in the public schools, i.e, taking God out of the schools and promoting unbiblical views.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6925412444274057427.post-91635663804919815172018-05-29T04:13:05.308-05:002018-05-29T04:13:05.308-05:00Happy belated birthday Grandma Mary Duggar. I love...Happy belated birthday Grandma Mary Duggar. I love seeing you on Tv. I can't wait to see you more on Counting On. Someday I would love to meet the entire Duggar family especially John David. Natasha B. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6925412444274057427.post-85716131590698179672018-05-29T00:17:20.207-05:002018-05-29T00:17:20.207-05:00How you anti-gun people make it in this world, I h...How you anti-gun people make it in this world, I have no ideaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6925412444274057427.post-50502558857364558312018-05-29T00:15:45.271-05:002018-05-29T00:15:45.271-05:00Happy bday Mrs. Duggar! Happy bday Mrs. Duggar! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6925412444274057427.post-20234266140481351032018-05-29T00:14:55.207-05:002018-05-29T00:14:55.207-05:00Ok no wonder public schools are failing... you all...Ok no wonder public schools are failing... you all know there s something called the 2nd Amendment right?? You people can try to take that out of schools but there is no way it will ever be taken out of America. You are just going to have to live with it. The Duggars homeschool and believe in 2nd Amendment.. if ya don't like it, leave the blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6925412444274057427.post-63545919028883613642018-05-28T23:50:06.330-05:002018-05-28T23:50:06.330-05:00Homeschooling has been the best thing for my famil...Homeschooling has been the best thing for my family. Public schools are indoctrinating kids with the liberal agenda. It's sad.. at least I can teach my kids about God everyday. Praise the Lord and pass the ammunition!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6925412444274057427.post-19375109071654425592018-05-28T22:57:28.689-05:002018-05-28T22:57:28.689-05:0010:04, this is 9:06, playing with a toy gun is NOT...10:04, this is 9:06, playing with a toy gun is NOT the same as a video game, you can’t even compare the two! A video game is realistic looking a desensitizes you, playing with a nerf gun DOES NOT. I’m sorry that’s too simple for YOU to grasp.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6925412444274057427.post-74620086707975934802018-05-28T22:07:18.928-05:002018-05-28T22:07:18.928-05:0012:13 - You're not the only one who has been a...12:13 - You're not the only one who has been affected by gun violence. While nerd guns don't bother you, don't assume you can speak for all others who have lost loved ones to gun violence.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com